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Feb 2022
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Why KPMG's Bitcoin Buy May Be a Bigger D...

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This episode is sponsored by Nexo, Arculus, FTX US and MELD.com.

KPMG Canada announced Monday it added BTC and ETH to its balance sheet, as well as buying carbon credits to offset its new environmental impact. On today’s episode, NLW explores how the market and crypto community are reacting to the news, and why it may actually be more significant in the long term than Tesla’s buy from a similar time last year. 

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“The Breakdown” is written, produced by and features Nathaniel Whittemore aka NLW, with editing by Rob Mitchell, research by Scott Hill and additional production support by Eleanor Pahl. Adam B. Levine is our executive producer and our theme music is “Countdown” by Neon Beach. The music you heard today behind our sponsor is “Vision” by OBOY. Image credit: Miguel Pereira/Getty Images News, modified by CoinDesk. Join the discussion at discord.gg/VrKRrfKCz8.

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